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Great green bush cricket

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Posted by David Sewell on August 3, 2012 at 12:34 PM
Great green bush cricket
I found a few of these while out photographing butterflies at a site near Dover. Although they are huge, they are also quite difficult to photograph as they stay low in thick vegetation and, like all grasshoppers and crickets, try to hide behind whatever they are perched on.

This was the best from a half hour session.

David

Nikon D300, 150mm Sigma macro, 200 ISO, 1/800th @ f7.1
Posted by David Taylor on August 3, 2012 at 5:23 PM
Excellent detail in the large image. What a specimen!! :eek:

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Posted by John Robinson on August 4, 2012 at 7:22 AM
Brings back memories of these on the Gower. As you say hard to locate sometimes.
Good pic.
JR
Posted by Graham Goddard on August 5, 2012 at 3:35 AM
Can't say I've ever come across one of these David - super colouring. I was going to say that less cluttered surrounding would have been more appealing, but then that's where it lives and on second view, I like the vertical stalks. :toast:
Posted by Nick Mckeown on August 5, 2012 at 5:27 AM
What a monster and what a beauty! I would think they would be difficult to get close to on a hot day so well done and thanks for sharing...never seen one before.

Nick. :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :smile: :wavey:
Posted by Phil Ellard on August 6, 2012 at 2:53 PM
looks good nice one :toast: :toast: